Nobel Prize
Nobel prize in physics 2025 awarded to quantum physicists
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John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis receive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experiments demonstrating quantum tunneling in macroscopic circuits. Their mid-1980s work laid the foundation for superconducting quantum computers. The laureates expressed great surprise at the award.
Podcast discusses new book by nobel laureate krasznahorkai
In the latest episode of ZEIT's literature podcast 'What are you reading right now?', Iris Radisch and Adam Soboczynski discuss the new book by Literature Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. The stories in 'In the Madness of Others' delve into the streams of consciousness of eccentric characters. The episode also covers Bettina Flitner's novel 'My Mother'.
Norwegian Nobel Committee probes suspected peace prize leak
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People have made large profits betting that Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado would win the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is now investigating suspicions of a leak following a sudden surge in odds on the prediction market Polymarket. The committee is examining whether the name leaked in advance.
Nobel prize awarded for developing metal-organic frameworks
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three researchers for their pioneering work on metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, structured polymers with precise geometries. Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi share the honor for creating materials that enable gas storage, filtration, and catalysis. Their innovations, starting around 1990, have opened new possibilities in chemistry and environmental applications.
Nobel winner Machado describes Venezuela's chaos under Maduro
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Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado stated in an NPR interview that the country is in profound chaos under President Nicolás Maduro's regime. Speaking from hiding, she called for Maduro's removal, citing the rigged July 28, 2024, election where the opposition claimed a landslide victory. Machado backed candidate Edmundo González and criticized Maduro as an illegitimate strongman leading a criminal structure.
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to trio for immune tolerance work
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The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a key immune cell that prevents the body from attacking itself. Their work revealed regulatory T-cells and the FOXP3 gene's role in controlling autoimmune responses. This breakthrough has opened new avenues for treating autoimmune diseases and cancers.